I was a coach for a decade before going into refereeing.
The most rewarding thing for me is seeing some of my old wrestlers coming back to the sport and guiding the next generation of wrestlers. At my last count, I've got six in the coaching ranks and two in the ref ranks. One of the refs (who is a pretty good ref and climbing the ranks quickly) was a kid who spent most of his HS career on JV.
Just by being in the room for four years, they'll become better wrestlers. Our real job is to help them become better people.
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